Chapters 1-5: Chapter 1. Based on what you've read, what do you think of Maycomb? Chapter 2. Why does Scout stand up to Miss Caroline? Chapter 3. What did you learn about the Ewell family in this chapter? Chapter 4. What are your first impressions of Atticus as a father figure to Jem and Scout? Chapter 5. Why does Atticus get annoyed with the game that the kids are playing?
Chapters 6-10: Chapter 6. What lie did Dill tell the adults in this chapter? Chapter 7. Why did Mr. Radley fill the hole in the tree with cement? Chapter 8. What do we learn about Miss Maudie at the end of this chapter (after the fire)? Chapter 9. Explain this quote - Atticus: 'Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.' Chapter 10. Jem and Scout were very impressed with Atticus in this chapter. Why?
Chapters 11-15: Chapter 11. There are two reasons Jem is reading to Mrs. Dubose. What are they? Chapter 12. Why does Calpurnia say she speaks differently at the African-American church than she does to white people? Chapter 13. Briefly describe the relationship between Scout and her Aunt Alexandra. Chapter 14. Why does Alexandra want to fire Calpurnia? Chapter 15. How does Scout save Tom without even realizing she's doing it?
Chapters 16-20: Chapter 16. The imagery in the last 2-3 pages of this chapter is very apparent. Why do you think Lee was so detailed in her description of the courthouse? Chapter 17. What are two things you learned about the Ewell family in this chapter? Chapter 18. Does Mayella seem believable on the stand? Why or why not? Chapter 19. Does Tom seem believable on the stand? Why or why not? Chapter 20. What made Atticus' closing argument so persuasive?
Chapters 21-25: Chapter 21. Was the verdict what you predicted? Chapter 22. What does Dill say he's going to be when he grows up? Why does he choose this line of work? Chapter 23. Jem splits the people of Maycomb into four classes in this chapter. What are they? Chapter 24. What happened to Tom in prison? Chapter 25. What was Mr. Underwood's editorial in the Maycomb Tribune about?
Chapters 26-31: Chapter 26. What question is Scout having a hard time asking in this chapter? Chapter 27. How have the Ewell's been harassing Helen Robinson? Chapter 28. The story come to a climax in this chapter. What is it? Chapter 29. Why do tears come to Scout's eyes at the conclusion of this chapter? Chapter 30. One last mockingbird reference in this chapter. Who does the mockingbird symbolize when Scout asks, "Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?" Chapter 31. Did you like the ending? Why or why not?
Chapters 1-5:
Chapter 1. Based on what you've read, what do you think of Maycomb?
Chapter 2. Why does Scout stand up to Miss Caroline?
Chapter 3. What did you learn about the Ewell family in this chapter?
Chapter 4. What are your first impressions of Atticus as a father figure to Jem and Scout?
Chapter 5. Why does Atticus get annoyed with the game that the kids are playing?
Chapters 6-10:
Chapter 6. What lie did Dill tell the adults in this chapter?
Chapter 7. Why did Mr. Radley fill the hole in the tree with cement?
Chapter 8. What do we learn about Miss Maudie at the end of this chapter (after the fire)?
Chapter 9. Explain this quote - Atticus: 'Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.'
Chapter 10. Jem and Scout were very impressed with Atticus in this chapter. Why?
Chapters 11-15:
Chapter 11. There are two reasons Jem is reading to Mrs. Dubose. What are they?
Chapter 12. Why does Calpurnia say she speaks differently at the African-American church than she does to white people?
Chapter 13. Briefly describe the relationship between Scout and her Aunt Alexandra.
Chapter 14. Why does Alexandra want to fire Calpurnia?
Chapter 15. How does Scout save Tom without even realizing she's doing it?
Chapters 16-20:
Chapter 16. The imagery in the last 2-3 pages of this chapter is very apparent. Why do you think Lee was so detailed in her description of the courthouse?
Chapter 17. What are two things you learned about the Ewell family in this chapter?
Chapter 18. Does Mayella seem believable on the stand? Why or why not?
Chapter 19. Does Tom seem believable on the stand? Why or why not?
Chapter 20. What made Atticus' closing argument so persuasive?
Chapters 21-25:
Chapter 21. Was the verdict what you predicted?
Chapter 22. What does Dill say he's going to be when he grows up? Why does he choose this line of work?
Chapter 23. Jem splits the people of Maycomb into four classes in this chapter. What are they?
Chapter 24. What happened to Tom in prison?
Chapter 25. What was Mr. Underwood's editorial in the Maycomb Tribune about?
Chapters 26-31:
Chapter 26. What question is Scout having a hard time asking in this chapter?
Chapter 27. How have the Ewell's been harassing Helen Robinson?
Chapter 28. The story come to a climax in this chapter. What is it?
Chapter 29. Why do tears come to Scout's eyes at the conclusion of this chapter?
Chapter 30. One last mockingbird reference in this chapter. Who does the mockingbird symbolize when Scout asks, "Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?"
Chapter 31. Did you like the ending? Why or why not?